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Изучаем английские идиомы

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Изучаем английские идиомы


1) give someone a piece of one`s mind - открыто и сердито бранить, высказывать все, что думаешь.

I gave the store manager a piece of my mind when I told him about the broken product.

 

 

2) have rocks in one`s head - быть тупым, не соображать, что делать.

He must have rocks in his head if he thinks that I am going to lend him any more money.

 

3) head shrinker - психиатр, психоаналитик.

When I was a child my next door neighbor was a head shrinker.

 

4) ram (something) down someone's throat - насильно, или против желания, заставлять делать кого-то.

The lawyer rammed the settlement down our throats even though we were not happy with it.

 

5) rack one`s brain - напрягать мозги, усердно думать.

I racked my brain for over an hour to try and figure out what to do about the problem with the new computer.

 

6) keep a stiff upper lip - проявлять твердость духа, держаться молодцом.

We managed to keep a stiff upper lip when the company announced that they would close down our office.

 

7) in one`s hair - надоедать, досаждать кому-то.

My sister's small son is always in her hair when she is making dinner.

 

8) head-on - лобовой, фронтальный.

There was a head-on crash last night near our house that left three people dead.

 

9) make head or tail of something - разбираться что к чему.

I was unable to make head nor tail of our company's plans to restructure our department.

 

10) tooth and nail - жестко бороться не на жизнь, а насмерть.

We fought tooth and nail to get the new wing of the hospital opened.

 


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